Paperweight Fest 2018

An All-in-One Experience Available Nowhere Else!

Registrants can:

Meet and/or collaborate with your favorite artist

Make a paperweight

Add to your collection

Renew acquaintances with collectors from around the world

Make Your Own Experiences

You will have the opportunity to participate in different hands-on experiences in the Glass Studio on Thursday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Session 1) and Sunday, April 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Session 2), including:

Make Your Own Paperweight
Choose from several WheatonArts designs
(Sessions 1 & 2)

Make Your Own Vessel
Choose a bowl or a vase
(Sessions 1 & 2)

Whitefriars Cane
Make a closepack millefiori paperweight, approximately 3” in diameter. To save time, the setup will be pre-made and will include a wonderful variety of Whitefriars silhouette and geometric canes. (Sessions 1 & 2)

One-on-One Collaboration
Experience collaborating with a contemporary paperweight artist. Have a millefiori experience working with Jim Brown, or do flameworking with Melissa Ayotte or David Graeber. These contemporary paperweight masters have generously donated their time to provide you with a one-on-one creative collaboration. Time with the artist is 1 1/2 hours. Set-ups will be professionally encased by the artists. Space is extremely limited. Reservations honored in the order in which requests are received. (Session 1 ONLY)

*NEW* Team Collaboration
A rare opportunity to be part of the team of WheatonArts’ Glass Artists and a few guest artists on the Studio Floor to create with them a Magnum weight that will end up in your collection! (Session 1 ONLY)

All hands-on experiences require a waiver of liability. Please note your interest on the registration form. We will send details of the appointment time in your registration confirmation letter.

Exhibit and Sale

A select group of paperweight dealers, artists and galleries will be exhibiting in the Event Center.

Open to registrants only on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon.

Open to the public on Saturday from noon till 5:00 p.m. A full schedule will be in your registration packet.

Meals

Your registration fee includes all meals listed in the program. Please advise at time of registration if you are a vegetarian.

Hotels

The Country Inn is not accepting bookings during Paperweight Fest. WheatonArts has reserved a block of rooms in the following hotels:

To book a reserved room, please use the code “Paperweight Fest”. Rates are quoted for 1 to 2 adults per room with an additional $10 for each adult 18 or over (up to 4 max) in a room. Rates are for standard King and Double Queen rooms with breakfast buffet, Wi-Fi, parking, and daily paper complimentary. All rooms have fridge, microwave, coffee maker and hair dryer. The block of rooms will be held until April 6 and then released if not booked.

Paperweight Fest 2018 Featured ArtistPaul Stankard

For more than four decades, Paul Joseph Stankard has been creating remarkable nature studies in glass. Trained as a scientific glass apparatus maker, he began utilizing these technical skills to create glass paperweights. Stankard conceived his own style of exploring wildflowers, at first concentrating on perfecting single flowers which were sometimes stylized. Soon, he was creating extraordinarily precise botanical studies including root structures and environments. His striking creations are a tribute to Stankard’s dedication to his art. Now considered a living master in the art of the paperweight, he splits his time between flameworking and writing.

Details

Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center will begin its winter operating schedule on January 2. In January, February, and March the museum stores will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only from [...]

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Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center will begin its winter operating schedule on January 2. In January, February, and March the museum stores will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No ticket required to shop and stroll. The Museum of American Glass and the Artist Studios are closed during these three months. The museum and the studios will reopen on April 3 when WheatonArts returns to its six-day operating schedule.

Time

January 1 (Monday) - April 1 (Sunday)

Saturday Morning Story Circle

Details

January through March
Join us every Saturday morning at 10:30am in the General Store at WheatonArts for Story Circle! Enjoy a reading of one of our favorite children’s books followed by “create your [...]

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January through March

Join us every Saturday morning at 10:30am in the General Store at WheatonArts for Story Circle! Enjoy a reading of one of our favorite children’s books followed by “create your own story cubes”, a hands-on art making activity. Two versions of “create your own story cubes” will be available.

Story Circle is recommended for up to 12 years of age.

There is no charge to shop, stroll, and visit Story Circle on the museum porch or lobby except during the Festival of Fine Craft, October 6 & 7, 2018. To explore the museum a general admission ticket will be required.

Time

24mar2:00 pm- 3:00 pmPeter and the WolfPresented by the Pushcart Players

Details

WheatonArts is excited to host the New Jersey Theatre Alliance as they present the Pushcart Players production of Peter and the Wolf on:
Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m.
Located in the Event Center at [...]

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WheatonArts is excited to host the New Jersey Theatre Alliance as they present the Pushcart Players production of Peter and the Wolf on:

Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m.Located in the Event Center at WheatonArts

This event is part of the Alliance’s Stages Festival, the state’s largest annual theatre festival that provides free and discounted theatre events for all ages.

Time

Location

Details

January through March
Join us every Saturday morning at 10:30am in the General Store at WheatonArts for Story Circle! Enjoy a reading of one of our favorite children’s books followed by “create your [...]

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Details

January through March

Join us every Saturday morning at 10:30am in the General Store at WheatonArts for Story Circle! Enjoy a reading of one of our favorite children’s books followed by “create your own story cubes”, a hands-on art making activity. Two versions of “create your own story cubes” will be available.

Story Circle is recommended for up to 12 years of age.

There is no charge to shop, stroll, and visit Story Circle on the museum porch or lobby except during the Festival of Fine Craft, October 6 & 7, 2018. To explore the museum a general admission ticket will be required.